Most cucumber plants will have two different types of flowers — male and female. The basic difference between these two types ...

The majority of flowering plants have “perfect” flowers which contain both male and female reproductive structures (Figure 2a), although some species produce “imperfect” flowers with only female ...

It stands metres high, takes a decade to flower, smells like death and draws huge crowds when it blooms. But scientists are ...

With explosive bursts of pollen, male Hypenea macrantha flowers knock some competitors’ deposits off hummingbird beaks before the birds reach females.

In flowering plants, male and female reproductive structures can be found in the same individual plant. The organ of sexual reproduction is the flower. Male gametes are found in pollen grains and ...

Most flowers have both male and female parts. Reproduction begins when a flower releases pollen, microscopic packets of genetic material, into the air. Eventually these grains come to rest on ...

This pollen is carried by wind, water, or animal pollinators from the male flower to the female flower — the stigma. Once ...

Identifying whether a cannabis plant is male or female early on can be of utmost importance for growers. At Hemponix, we recognize the significance of being able to distinguish male plants from female ...

The zucchini flowers come in male and female forms – and knowing the difference helps you make informed decisions about which ones to pick. When you are growing zucchini you want to carefully pick ...

Canada thistle differs from other species of the true thistle in that there are male and female flower heads, and these are on separate plants. By asexual reproduction, it is possible that a colony of ...

The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds. The process begins with pollination, is followed by fertilization, leading to ...

Unlike animals, plants don’t need a male and a female because their flowers have both male parts and female parts. Pollen in plants is like sperm in animals. It comes from the male part of the ...